Chile’s lower house of Congress has approved a plan to debate a bill that would expand women’s access to legal abortions, a “first step” that could see the country join a small but growing list of Latin American countries that are easing restrictions on the […]
Day: September 28, 2021
US judge approves extradition of ex-Peruvian President Toledo
A US judge has approved the extradition of former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, who was arrested in the United States in 2019 after facing corruption charges in his home country. US Magistrate Judge Thomas S Hixson ruled on Tuesday that the charges against Toledo meet […]
‘The Big Delete:’ Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany
Days before Germany’s federal elections, Facebook took what it called an unprecedented step: the removal of a series of accounts that worked together to spread COVID-19 misinformation and encourage violent responses to COVID restrictions. The crackdown, announced on September 16, was the first use of […]
Palestinian village pledges to struggle ‘until land is returned’
Kufr Qaddoum, Occupied West Bank – This village in the northern occupied West Bank has held protests every weekend for the past 10 years against the expropriation of nearly 1,000 acres (405 hectares) of land for an illegal Israeli settlement. During last Friday’s protest, four […]
Russia reports record daily COVID deaths
Russia has recorded its highest single-day coronavirus death toll during a surge in infections fuelled by the highly infectious Delta variant and a stuttering mass vaccination drive. On Tuesday, authorities reported 852 deaths in the preceding 24 hours. The previous record figure for a single […]
Nigeria police arrest 57 in Shia procession, deny casualties
Nigerian police said they arrested dozens of Shia Muslim followers of an outlawed group at a religious procession in the nation’s capital with a spokesperson of the group claiming eight members were shot dead during the gathering. Abuja police denied any casualties occurred when the […]
Talks to draft Syria’s constitution to resume on October 18
Talks on drafting a constitution for Syria will reconvene next month in Geneva, the UN special envoy for the war-ravaged nation told the Security Council on Tuesday. “It has now been exactly two years” since the committee was created to draft the new constitution as […]
Activision Blizzard to create $18M fund after harassment lawsuit
Activision Blizzard, the video game maker facing growing legal problems stemming from allegations of a toxic workplace culture, has settled with United States workplace discrimination regulators. The company, one of the world’s most high-profile gaming companies, reached a deal with the US Equal Employment Opportunity […]
What is behind the UK’s truck driver shortage?
Lack of truck drivers means fuel cannot be transported to petrol stations, but government promises urgent action. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/9/28/whats-behind-the-uks-truck-driver-shortage
China’s coal shortage could leave other countries in the dust
China, the world’s top coal consumer, is in dire need of more supply and is willing to pay any price – a move that threatens to leave less fuel for energy-starved rivals. With winter on the way for much of the world and natural gas […]